Hearts and Blood (COMPLETED)

CHAPTER 16

THIRD POINT OF VIEW

Inabot ng dalawang linggo si Giovanna bago magising mula sa pagiging unconscious state nito. Dalawang linggo na rin ang lumipas nung nakauwi sila sa London. Every night her father is the one who is taking care of her. Sina Nanay Aida, Sheila at Chandra naman ang nakatoka na bantayan siya tuwing umaga. 

Gabi si Giovanna nung magising siya, naabutan niyang nakatulog ang ama sa tabi niya habang nakayuko ito sa kaniyang kama. Siya pa ang gumising dito kaya napatulala si Alexander sa kaniyang anak na kagigising lang at nakataas ang isang kilay nito na tila nagtatanong. 

"I-is this real?" tanong ni Alexander at kumukurap pa ng ilang beses kaya tumango naman si Giovanna saka hinawakan ang kamay ng ama. Naramdaman ni Alexander ang init ng kamay ng kaniyang anak kaya napaluha ito. "Thank God you are awake now!" he said and immediately hug his daughter tightly. 

"I thought we're going to lose you, Giovanna. You scared us to death." Her father said and Giovanna shed tears she shook her head. "Hindi kita pwedeng iwan, Papa. You only have me here." she said and that made Alexander broke his heart even more. Tinawag ni Alexander ang mga doctor ng kaniyang anak para tignan ito at kumpirmahin na ligtas na si Giovanna ng tuluyan mula sa panganib. 

Ibinalita naman ni Alexander sa kaniyang pamilya at mga kaibigan ni Giovanna na gising na siya habang may kausap si Alexander sa kaniyang telepono ay nakatingin naman si Giovanna sa labas ng bintana ng kaniyang kwarto. She saw the famous London bridge from her spot and she smiled sadly when she realized that she's now in London. She left the Philippines unconsciously the land that became her home for months. 

Suddenly, her memories in Philippines like a bullet train and she smiled sadly as her heart hurts more. Philippines became a traumatic country for her because she experienced for the first time the so-called heartbreak due to the person you loves and it's the country where she lost one of her best friends; Francis. She heaved a deep sigh to fight the urge to cry. She met an accident and made her rest for a while but all her painful memories are still there. 

Sanay siya sa patayan at labanan pero kahit matagal niyang inihanda ang sarili sa ganong sitwasyon ay masyadong masakit pa rin para sa kaniya na makita ang mga taong importante sa kaniya na unti-unting nawawala. 

Napatingin siya sa kaniyang ama nung hawakan nito ang kaniyang balikat. "Anak, may gusto ka bang kainin?" maalumanay na tanong ng kaniyang ama dito pero umiling siya. "Wala naman, Papa." sagot niya at tumango naman si Alexander. Matagal nang tapos ang pakikipagusap niya sa kaniyang pamilya tungkol kay Giovanna pero hindi siya umimik. 

Pinanood lang niya ang anak niyang tulala sa labas ng bintana at ramdam niya ang kalungkutan na sumisigaw ngayon mula sa kaniyang anak. Alexander can take away everything that hurts his daughter but the pain in her heart that she is feeling right now, he can't do anything about it aside from comforting her.

"Do you want to talk over something that bothers you, anak? Papa is all ears." sabi niya sa kaniyang anak dahil gusto niyang maibsan ang sakit na dala-dala ng kaniyang anak kahit hindi nito sabihin sa kaniya. "Papa..." Giovanna started and as soon as she speak her tears over flowed her eyes. Agad naman nilapitan ni Alexander ang anak saka yinakap ito. 

"If crying is the way for you to lessen your burden inside your heart, feel free. Papa is here to hug you when you badly needed. My ears are ready to listen." Alexander said at hinaplos ang ulo ng kaniyang anak na umiiyak na ngayon sa kaniyang dibdib. Giovanna cried everything her heart out, she proved that her father is the only man who can never hurt her intentionally and her father is the only man who can love her unconditionally, with no limitations.